<em>Almonaster</em> is a turn-based multi-player war game that is free for all players.
The game is fully web-based and requires no downloads, Javascript, Java or ActiveX controls.
If you are reading this page and your browser can post forms, then you can play.

<p><em>Almonaster</em> was created by 
<a href="http://almonaster.sourceforge.net/mfeingol/">Max Attar Feingold</a> 
(design, programming and user interface) and Jens Klavsen (graphics, icons, user interface). 
Bug reports, suggestions and criticism should be sent to 
<a href="mailto:almonaster@myrealbox.com?Subject=Almonaster">almonaster@myrealbox.com</a>.

<p>More information about <em>Almonaster</em> can be found at the 
<a href="http://almonaster.sourceforge.net/">official site</a>, the
<a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/almonaster-list/">mailing 
list</a> and the project <a href="news://nntp.sourceforge.net:563/">newsgroups</a>, all hosted by
<a href="http://www.sourceforge.net/">SourceForce</a>. However, the best source of information is to
play on the servers themselves:

<p><ul>
<li><a href="http://falcon.almonaster.net:8080/">Falcon</a> is the stable server.</li>
<li><a href="http://prometheus.almonaster.net:8081/">Prometheus</a> is the experimental server.</li>
</ul>

<p><em>Almonaster</em> is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL</a>.
Server <a href="resource/source/alajar-src.zip">source code</a> is freely available. 
Like most free software, <em>Almonaster</em> comes with no warranty.
Its authors take no responsibility for its misuse or the damage that it might cause.<p><em>Almonaster</em> shares many similarities with <em>Stellar Crisis</em>.
Resources that may be useful for a better understanding of the culture and gameplay of both games include:<ul>
  <li>Al Camp's <a href="http://sc-room.stellar-crisis.net/SC.main.shtml">Stellar
    Crisis Room</a>.</li>
  <li>The Yahoo! <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stellarcrisisclub/">Stellar Crisis Club</a>, where 
  all important SC discussion takes place.</li>
  <li>The <a href="http://sc-room.stellar-crisis.net/SC.talk.html">SC-Talk</a> mailing list, graciously hosted
  by Nathan Mehl.</li>
  <li>The <em>Stellar Crisis</em>
  <a href="http://sc-room.stellar-crisis.net/SC.FAQintro.shtml">FAQ</a>,
    maintained by Al Camp.</li>
  <li>Erick Beck's <a href="http://erick.freeshell.org/sc/faces.php">Faces of
    Stellar Crisis</a> and <a href="http://erick.freeshell.org/sc/etiq.html">Guide
    to Stellar Crisis Etiquette</a>.</li>
</ul>

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<p>If you are new to the game, enter the empire name and the password that you would like to use while playing and 
press the login button. Once you have logged in, you can read the documentation for information on strategies 
and gameplay.